Google challenges Apple with Find My Device for Android

Google has announced the roll-out of its Find My Device technology, allowing you to locate your Android devices.The technology uses a network of crowdsourced Android devices to pinpoint the location of a missing smartphone, tablet, or electronic tag.

“The Find My Device network locates devices by harnessing the Bluetooth proximity of surrounding Android devices, will be able to see the aggregated location contributed by nearby Android devices,” a GoogleAndroid users will be able to locate their devices on a map and ring them even while they are offline.Unlike Apple and Samsung, Google’s service will support several manufacturers.

The tags must be compatible with “unknown tracker alerts” on Android and iOS, to protect people from unwanted tracking.The “Find nearby” feature will let you scan for any items in your immediate vicinity. If you have a Google Nest and have lost a device in your home, Find My Device will give you the location of the device relative to the Nest device.Find My Device users will also be able to share a device’s location with a friend.All location data is end-to-end encrypted and disallows Google from identifying the owners of nearby devices.Find My Device focuses on locating devices and connecting to the crowdsourced network in public spaces, decreasing tracking near private spaces.

Source: Tech Daily Report (techdailyreport.net)

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